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Imaginary planes used as references and describing positions of the body or of parts of the body
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Division planes
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A plane that divides the body into front and back house
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Frontal plane
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This plane is also referred to as the Coronal plane
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A plane that divides the body into left and right portions
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Sagittal plane
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Also referred to as the lateral plane
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A plane that passes along the midline and divides the body into equal left and right halves.
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Midsagittal plane
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This plane is also referred to as the median plane
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A plane device the body into upper and lower halves
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Transverse plane
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This plane is also referred to as the horizontal plane
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Either of two main cavities in the body, the dorsal and ventral
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Body cavity
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The main body cavity consisting of the cranial cavity, which contains the brain, and the spinal cavity, which contains the spinal cord
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Dorsal cavity
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The main body cavity consisting of the thoracic, the abdominal, and the pelvic cavities.
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Ventral cavity
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It is much larger than the dorsal cavity
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The two most common ways to subdivide the abdominal area are...
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Into either nine regions or four quadrants
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What are the nine regions of the of Domino cavity
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Right hypochondriac region, epigastric region, left hypochondriac region, right lumbar region, umbilical region, left lumbar region, right iliac region, hypogastric region, left iliac region
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What are the four quadrants of the abdominal cavity
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Right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left lower quadrant
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